Our annual holiday poem
‘Twas the night before Christmas in Olde Gilroy
Not a latte was stirring, not even on 5th Street
Gold Toe at the Outlets awaited with stockings
St. Nicholas, sadly, was still Amazon shopping
Guerrero “The Ghost” had hung up his gloves,
But Gilroy football won and had gotten lots of love
So did...
Downtown Gilroy’s traffic pattern is a real hazard
From our downtown perch on Sixth Street, we watched as an undercover California Highway Patrol officer almost got hit three times trying to cross the street.
He was not what you would think of as “undercover,” because he was wearing a fluorescent green shirt lit...
Time to put up, shut up and take control of Gilroy government
The biggest complaint we hear is that the local government isn’t representing its constituents, and while we agree it’s easy to feel unheard, we suggest it’s also easy to take control of the issues that matter to you in the city.
When we go to...
Gilroyans? What should we call people who live in Gilroy?
Gilroyans? What should we call people who live in Gilroy?
Not a week goes by that someone doesn’t complain about our use of the word Gilroyans to describe the people who live in Gilroy.
Yeah, it’s not a word that most people would use in conversation,...
The influence of the crowd
There are a lot of very sweet, kind and hard-working people who live at Eagle Ridge. Of that, I have no doubt.
Editorial: Who pays for the blaze?
Fighting fire with money and charge out-of-town ride services
Great Wolf Lodge sounds like a great addition
From the earliest reports, the proposal to build an indoor water park in Gilroy sounds as exciting as going down one of the slides.
Editorial: DA should investigate Gilroy Police lawsuit
If there’s one thing the salacious and damaging sex scandal lawsuit filed against the Gilroy police this month proves, it’s that we need more transparency in policing the police.
Editorial: Political Speech Should Be Free
Since California has had strict protections for keeping government open to the people. That’s why we were shocked to see that Gilroy’s Mayor Roland Velasco was giving his state of the city speech to an audience that paid $30 apiece at a Chamber of Commerce fundraiser to hear it last week, and with him were four other city council members.